Share your Advice & Top Tips for breaking into (or back into) the industry.
I've recently had a few soon to be graduates reach out asking for advice on how to break into the industry, with a fair amount of them expressing uncertainty due to the current situation with COVID-19.
Whilst I was unable to give a definitive answer on how COVID will affect their break into the industry (if at all), I was able to offer advice on my own experiences and steps to help them with their job search that I've picked up over the years.
The idea of this post is simple, post links to articles, give your top tips, your do's and don'ts of job hunting, personal experiences etc...
Let's collate a list of useful resources and advice to help point them in the right direction of how to land that first job, or if you've recently lost it-getting your foot back in the door!
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- Hi Aaron,I totally agree with @Scott Morrison, and I would suggest for recent graduates to take this time to reflect on who they are and what do they bring to the table. This is tricky as at that stage your professional identity grows with every new project/role however I reckon that the industry will work with more specific roles.Also I recommend thinking out of the box as there will be new roles that we did not even considered before: I have recently seen recruiters and companies shaping the roles around what the candidate has to offer, hence that really knowing your craft and what you can contribute is key when pitching for a new job.So basically know your talents & professional DNA and be open to new & different roles.Hope this helps!
- @Ruby yu thanks
- @Scott Morrison what you said is genuinely awesome!
- Hope this helps: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-talk-you-vikki-ross
- Know where you want to work, who with and what you want to do and remain focussed on that. Don’t take no for an answer and be annoyingly persistent until they say yes. Even if that means you have to create value for them before you get some back.Why?Because if you start at the wrong place, doing things you don’t want to and working with people you don’t like, you’ll hate it and waste valuable time.Do the research up front to work it out. It’s your career. Take it seriously. Then focus on working where you want to.Don’t take no for an answer, follow up again and again and create value from your skills for your potential employer.Stay Boom!
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